i remember a childhood full of big group activities and parties- school, church groups, soccer teams, scouting, family holidays and vacations for 30+ people- i was often herded around as one child among many being collectively loosely supervised, playing with friends and…
it may just be my own life failure to cultivate a closer network of family & community, but i have the sense that there's less of this these days for everyone, with a particular downturn during the pandemic but a broader trend too? also these days people do their own thing,…
with social media and the various offshoots (discords, group chats) i feel like im simultaneously drowning in low context online socializing and lonely for slower deeper local relationships- the sea of possibilities makes it difficult to coordinate deeper investment in a…